PURE SILK CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY VISIT WILLIAMSBURG

May 23, 2021

Sei Young Kim

Kingsmill River Course

Quick Quotes

Q. A nice 2-under 69 to bookend the Pure Silk Championship with a pair of rounds in the 60s. Course plays a lot different this year. How pleased are you with your performance to finish strong and get a Top 10?

SEI YOUNG KIM: Yeah, I mean, overall golf course is really challenging this year, especially on the green play, because greens are really faster than when we play last time.

So, yeah, it's really fun to play this course. Yeah, I'm very pleased to finish Top 10.

Q. Nice and warm today.

SEI YOUNG KIM: Yeah.

Q. Get you ready for the Vegas heat next week?

SEI YOUNG KIM: Oh, it's going to be hot Vegas?

Q. Yeah, upper '90s.

SEI YOUNG KIM: I think so, yeah. Hopefully little take the rest and then, yeah, get ready to the next week.

Q. What's the biggest thing when you are traveling cross country come tomorrow, and what's the biggest thing to get ready for an event on a short week with a Wednesday start?

SEI YOUNG KIM: I mean, I'll leave tomorrow so maybe I don't have a time much for the -- because next week we starting on Wednesday, so I just try to get refresh my physically and then, yeah, just focus.

Especially match play really fun, too, yeah, competitive, compete tournament. So, yeah, I'm very exciting. Look forward next week. So, yeah, it's going to be fun.

Q. This will be your 58th career Top 10.

SEI YOUNG KIM: Oh, yeah?

Q. 60 a couple away. Is that kind of a number you ever look at and you're like, wow? Do you keep track of it?

SEI YOUNG KIM: No, it's a surprise. It's really surprise. I didn't look that number, so, yeah, it's very surprise. Yeah, I been touring seven years this year, so feels like time goes by so fast.

Yeah, I'm very -- just keep doing it, yeah, in the future.

Q. How do you transform your mindset to get ready for a match play tournament?

SEI YOUNG KIM: You know, match play little more aggressive because you don't have to the mistake because you don't have to care about your 18 hole score. Just hole by hole is very important.

So, yeah, that's kind of like -- that's what I like it, the format. So, yeah, I can't wait for next week.

Q. Do you feel like it's a good setup for you and how you like to play just naturally?

SEI YOUNG KIM: Yeah. I won 2017 in the Lorena Ochoa Match Play Tournament so that was a good experience, so I just play like that. Yeah, kind of like that.